Giants' Chad Wheeler thinks Sam Darnold would look good in blue

New York Giants co-owner John Mara has said he’d like to see quarterback Eli Manning return in 2018, but with a new general manager yet to be hired, there’s no way of knowing which direction Big Blue will take next season.

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The standing theory is that the Giants will continue their search for Manning’s eventual successor, and with the No. 2 overall pick almost in the bag, it may be time to strike while the iron is hot.

One option is USC quarterback Sam Darnold, who former teammate Chad Wheeler feels would look great in blue.

“I can’t foresee the future, but if he’s blessed enough to get picked by the New York Giants, I’ll be like ecstatic,” Wheeler told the New York Post. “It would be awesome. He has great mentors here, great coaches. It’s great to get as many Trojans as possible.

“He’s a quiet guy, humble. He’ll get you right, but he’s just ready to get the job done. Nothing shocks him, it looks like he’s seen everything. That’s always good when a quarterback has poise like that. It’s like we give him strength, he gives us strength so we feed off each other’s game.”

One of the biggest potential challenges Darnold would face in New York is the media pressure, but Wheeler believes he’s even semi-prepared for that.

“This is another level, but SC is a pretty big media, you’re in the spotlight there as well, so I think the transition for him would be pretty easy,” Wheeler said. “He’ll have to adjust to it, especially what he does outside, everyone’s safe here, but like off the facility grounds, that’s where players get in trouble. I believe he could handle that great. He’s a good dude.”

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Ultimately, Wheeler says, Darnold is the complete package at quarterback and would benefit greatly from the Giants organization and, specifically, the mentoring of Eli Manning. Whether or not that all comes to fruition however, remains to be seen.

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